1955 LPGA Tour

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1955 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1955 (1955-01-06) – October 9, 1955 (1955-10-09)
Number of official events27
Most wins6 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg
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The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492.

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The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay. It also included the last of Babe Zaharias's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by Beverly Hanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match play to stroke play.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season. [1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 8 Los Angeles Open California Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (30)2245,0001,000
Jan 16 Sea Island Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Pung (3)1513,500700
Jan 23 Tampa Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (40)2985,0001,000
Feb 13 St. Petersburg Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (35)2925,0001,000
Feb 20 Serbin Open Florida Flag of Uruguay.svg Fay Crocker (1)2965,0001,000
Feb 27 Sarasota Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (10)2855,0001,000
Mar 6 Jacksonville Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Pung (4)2975,0001,000
Mar 13 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (36)2925,0001,000
Apr 3 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (31)2295,0001,000
Apr 17 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (11)2105,0001,000
Apr 23 Carrollton Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (18)2185,0001,000
May 1 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (41)2935,0001,000
May 28 Wolverine Open Michigan Flag of Uruguay.svg Fay Crocker (2)2915,0001,000
Jun 5 Eastern Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (32)2915,0001,000
Jun 16 Triangle Round Robin New York Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (33)+443,5001,500
Jun 26 Women's Western Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (37)2925,0001,000
Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Kansas Flag of Uruguay.svg Fay Crocker (3)2997,5002,000
Jul 17 LPGA Championship Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (6)2206,0001,200
Jul 31 Battle Creek Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (7)2205,0001,000
Aug 7 All American Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (38)3025,0001,000
Aug 14 World Championship Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (39)29812,0005,000
Aug 23 White Mountain Open New Hampshire Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (12)2184,000900
Aug 28 Heart of America Open Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (2)2204,500900
Sep 12 St. Louis Open Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (34)2894,300900
Sep 18 Mile High Open Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (3)2215,000900
Sep 25 Clock Open California Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (40)2884,500900
Oct 9 Richmond Open California Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (13)2205,000900

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Patty Berg (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Berg (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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